More than a music box : radio cultures and communities in a multi-media world / edited by Andrew Crisell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crisell, Andrew, editor.

Series:

Polygons ; v. 8.

Polygons ; volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio broadcasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2003.

Summary:

Since the rise of television, much radio consists of 'capsule' news and music formats which are heard as background to other activities. However the medium offers a great deal more. This collection of essays shows how in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and the South Pacific, radio continues to provide distinctive forms of content for the individual listener, yet also enables ethnic and cultural groups to maintain their sense of identity. Ranging from radio among the primordial communities to digital broadcasting and the internet, these essays suggest that the benefits and gratifications which radio confers remain unique and irreplaceable in this multi-media age.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

PART I INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 1 LOOK WITH THINE EARS: BBC RADIO 4 AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN A MULTIMEDIA AGE

CHAPTER 2 BBC RADIO 5 LIVE: EXTENDING CHOICE THROUGH ‘RADIO BLOKE’?

CHAPTER 3 U.S. PUBLIC RADIO: WHAT IS IT – AND FOR WHOM?

CHAPTER 4 DIGITAL REFLECTIONS OF FINNISH SPEECH JOURNALISM: YLE RADIO PEILI

PART II IDENTITIES

CHAPTER 5 INDIGENOUS RADIO IN CANADA

CHAPTER 6 NATIVE AMERICAN RADIO: WOLAKOTA WICONI WASTE

CHAPTER 7 NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE RADIO IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC: A COMMUNITY LOUDSPEAKER

CHAPTER 8 YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY: GAY RADIO, PAST AND PRESENT

CHAPTER 9 CONTINUITIES AND CHANGE IN WOMEN’S RADIO

PART III GENRES

CHAPTER 10 ‘REALITY RADIO’: THE DOCUMENTARY

CHAPTER 11 RADIO AND POPULAR CULTURE IN GERMANY: RADIO CULTURE BETWEEN COMEDY AND ‘EVENT-ISATION’

CHAPTER 12 RADIO AS A MEDIUM FOR POETRY

CHAPTER 13 A MEDIUM FOR MATESHIP: COMMERCIAL TALK RADIO IN AUSTRALIA

CHAPTER 14 FIRESIDE ISSUES: AUDIENCE, LISTENER, SOUNDSCAPE

PART IV NEW TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER 15 DUTCH WEB RADIO AS A MEDIUM FOR AUDIENCE INTERACTION

CHAPTER 16 SPEECH RADIO IN THE DIGITAL AGE

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: More than a music box : radio cultures and communities in a multi-media world.

ISBN:

9781845450465

1845450469

9781571814739

1571814736

9781782382089

1782382089

OCLC:

1331755981